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Double Dragon Returns This Summer

Classic beat ’em ups are a genre that paved the way for modern action games. However, the genre has since fallen into obscurity. With the release and success of TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge last year, it seems faith has been restored in the…

New to Xbox Game Pass – May 2023 Wave 1

The last two weeks of April saw a decent number of new titles being added to the Xbox Game Pass library, but we’ll be having a smaller wave at the beginning of May. Of the four games coming in, two are updated/new…

Strayed Lights (PC) Review

Strayed Lights is the debut title from developer Embers. Released this April, Strayed Lights caught my eye instantly due to its’ art direction. It reminds me a lot of Ori and the Blind Forest another one of my favorite Indie titles. I…

Curse of the Sea Rats (Switch) Review

I started following Curse of the Sea Rats around the time the developers began to do marketing for its Kickstarter campaign. I try to keep my ear to the ground for interesting projects, and the animation style and premise of Curse of…

Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories (Switch) Review

At first glance, Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories doesn’t seem like much beyond another indie game trying to replicate the look of the original Game Boy. However, once I got my hands on it and started playing, I was instantly teleported back to…

Armored Core VI Release Date Announced

One of my most anticipated games this year was FromSoftware’s revival of the Armored Core series. Never having played any of the studio’s other titles or previous Armored Core games, I was interested when I heard it would be a sharp departure…

Dead Island 2 Sales Surpass One Million

Dead Island 2 is a sequel that many liked to jokingly say would never exist. The series has seen a memorable first game, an expansion, and many spin-offs, but the 2014-announced sequel continued to be quietly passed around through multiple development teams.…

Dead Island 2 (Xbox Series X|S) Review

How strange it is to be here. I remember sitting in my college dorm, watching E3 conference streams with my roommates, and seeing the initial announcement trailer for Dead Island 2. It was a silly little trailer that left us all interested…

New to Xbox Game Pass – April 2023 Wave 2

The beginning of April brought in some big titles to the Xbox Game Pass library and the latter half has even more exciting things to play. While plenty of other standout titles are coming out this month such as Star Wars Jedi:…

EA Showcases Immortals of Aveum

This week EA debuted a surprisingly intriguing brand-new IP with a reveal trailer. The trailer showcased a nice mix of both story and gameplay. Immortals of Aveum is a single-player focused first-person shooter with entirely magic-based combat. Although the story and dialogue…